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Ørsted

Ørsted is a Danish energy company, formerly DONG Energy, that develops, builds and operates offshore wind farms and other renewable energy assets.

227 claims collected, 88 researched, 29 resolved. Report of 10 October 2026, method 0.1.0+7831dd9d.

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Each kind of claim is scored on its own, out of 100: the share that held up, with the range it likely falls in. Fewer resolved claims give a wider range.

  • Factual claims

    Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?

    84 73 93

    Medium confidence, 16 factual claims resolved. From 8 documents, 2014 to 2026; 8 documents sampled from 32 candidates found.

    Not scored: 12 unresolvable, 7 checkable only against their own records.

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  • Predictions

    Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?

    46 27 65

    Low confidence, 7 predictions resolved. From 3 documents, 2014 to 2018; 8 documents sampled from 32 candidates found.

    Not scored: 5 unresolvable. 9 more fall due later.

    Does not yet allow for how likely each prediction was when made.

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  • Promises

    Commitments to the person's or organisation's own future action, with something to deliver: was it delivered?

    60 40 79

    Low confidence, 6 promises resolved. From 4 documents, 2017 to 2021; 8 documents sampled from 32 candidates found.

    Not scored: 9 unresolvable, 16 not yet due, 1 checkable only against their own records.

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All types combined: 70 (likely 61 to 78, medium confidence), from 29 claims: 16 factual claims, 7 predictions, 6 promises. It mixes kinds of claim in different proportions for different people, so compare people kind by kind.

Ørsted's claims

6 claims

6 claims, sorted by newest said. Choose a claim to read it in full.
VerdictKindSaidClaimTopic
Mostly true Promise 2 Jun 2021 Ørsted announced on 2 June 2021, with immediate effect, a ban on landfilling of wind turbine blades. Promise · 2 Jun 2021 Their own work or organisation
Mostly true Promise 9 Sep 2020 Henrik Poulsen will remain in office as Ørsted CEO until 31 December 2020. Promise · 9 Sep 2020 Their own work or organisation
Mostly true Promise 9 Sep 2020 Mads Nipper will take office as Ørsted CEO on 1 January 2021. Promise · 9 Sep 2020 Their own work or organisation
Mostly true Promise Feb 2018 Ørsted's future guidance will only include the effect from existing offshore wind partnership agreements. Promise · Feb 2018 Their own work or organisation
Resolved false Promise 2017 DONG Energy will stop using coal altogether at its power plants from 2023. Promise · 2017 Their own work or organisation
Delivered on time Promise 2017 DONG Energy's target is that 60% of the biomass it buys during 2017 will be certified as sustainable. Promise · 2017 Their own work or organisation
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Ørsted

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Promise Their own work or organisation

“In 2017, our target is that 60% of the biomass we buy during the year must continue to be certified as sustainable.”

DONG Energy, annual report 2017 DONG Energy Annual report 2016 Summary (DONG Energy)

DONG Energy's target is that 60% of the biomass it buys during 2017 will be certified as sustainable.

Delivered on time The record shows it happened or was so.

What would count as true or false

Use the share of biomass bought by DONG Energy/Ørsted in 2017 that was certified sustainable, as reported for that year. True: the reported share is at least 60%. Mostly true: it is 58-60%. Mostly false: it is 45-58%. False: it is below 45%. The reported share must be a measured 2017 figure, not a restatement of the target.

Evidence

  1. [PDF] Statusrapport for Bæredygtig Biomasse for - Ørsted NEPCon Certificering ApS (verifier) / Ørsted Bioenergy & Thermal Power A/S · July 2018 Own record
    “Ørsted har ikke klassificeret biomasse som dokumenteret bæredygtig på baggrund af alternativ dokumentation i rapporteringsperioden.”
  2. [PDF] Statusrapport for Bæredygtig Biomasse for - Ørsted NEPCon Certificering ApS (verifier) / Ørsted Bioenergy & Thermal Power A/S · July 2018 Own record
    “Den mængde biomasse, der opfylder dokumentationskravene er leveret til Ørsted som certificeret biomasse i henhold til de i Brancheaftalen anerkendte certificeringsordninger.”
  3. [PDF] Statusrapport for Bæredygtig Biomasse for - Ørsted NEPCon Certificering ApS (verifier) / Ørsted Bioenergy & Thermal Power A/S · July 2018 Own record
    “vi i 2017 har opnået en dokumentationsandel på 72%, hvilket vi vurderer er meget tilfredsstillende.”
  4. Danish Industry Danish Industry Agreement presentation (Søren Larsen, EU4Energy Vienna Policy Forum) · 24 May 2017
    “In 2017: 60 %, 2018: 75 %, 2019: 90 %”

Reasoning

The 2017 status report on sustainable biomass, verified by the auditor NEPCon, gives a measured 2017 documented share of 72% for the Bioenergy & Thermal Power plants' forest biomass. All of it was certified, with none counted through alternative documentation (E1, E2, E3). That is above the 60% target, which matches the 2017 industry-agreement requirement (E4). The report was published by Ørsted, but the figure was checked by a third-party auditor and is a specific measured result, not a restatement of the target.

Cite this claim

Ørsted, “DONG Energy's target is that 60% of the biomass it buys during 2017 will be certified as sustainable.” (said 2017). Verdict: delivered on time. Reliability API, claim c_69df66844f3d, method 0.1.0+7831dd9d. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_69df66844f3d

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